If you had management experience they will likely consider those as transferable skills if you held the job within 15 years from your AOD. The Vocational Expert rules are exceptionally complex IMO.

If at Recon they denied you based upon your ability to do prior work, then no the Grid was not considered. If they decided you can no longer do prior work, then they would have evaluated the Grid before moving on to Step 5.

I would recommend reading/rereading 3.00 E. It covers all SS requirements for
valid spirometry testing including your height without shoes, legible tracings, etc. One technicality on the way it was reported and you would have been denied.
https://www.ssa.gov/disability/profe...tory-Adult.htm

Lit Love

Yes, the Grid is complex and confusing. Two of the jobs that I had over the last fifteen years were managerial. So, I don’t know yet if that comes into play …

I still haven’t received the denial letter, nor has my lawyer so we don’t know what the reason was.

Thanks for the link. Wow that’s A LOT of info !! lol Its going to take me awhile to dissect it all !

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my posts .